Month: February 2024
News24 | ‘It’s not looking pretty’: Government to strike out on its targets next week, Nedbank warns
Revenue has fallen behind and spending is still too high - a tricky combination for a country showing little growth.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Timothy Omotoso rape trial: Why judge allowed 3 ‘special entries’ to be added to court record
The presiding judge in the trial of rape-accused televangelist Timothy Omotoso in the Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha on Tuesday agreed to have three entries from the defence added to the record.
Continue ReadingNews24 | As SA-led force fights M23 rebels in the DRC, humanitarian situation grows dire
Clashes between the South Africa-led SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) and the M23 Rebels in the eastern DRC are putting strain on Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mamphela Ramphele | A letter to my sons and daughters, and their children
With general elections fast approaching, Mamphela Ramphele writes a letter to South Africans, saying everyone has the responsibility to register and to vote to ensure the turning point critical to a successful future for our country.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SGB claims capture at top boys’ prep school after being stripped of power amid principal’s bullying allegations
The governing body of a top boys' preparatory school in KwaZulu-Natal believes there is a plot to "capture" and "damage" the institution after the provincial education department took away the body's powers and failed to discipline the school principal for serious allegations.
Continue ReadingNews24 | We want an outright majority but Multi-Party Charter is our insurance, says Mashaba
The three-year-old political party that entered the scene just in time to contest the 2021 local government elections believes it can garner 60% of national support in the upcoming general elections.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA government sends SOS to ICJ over ‘unprecedented military offensive’ in Rafah
The Presidency on Tuesday announced that Pretoria had made an urgent request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene after Israel announced it was extending its military operation in Rafah.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Dan Plato ditches DA, joins Marius Fransman’s new party
Former Cape Town mayor and senior DA member Dan Plato has resigned from his party and joined the People’s Movement for Change.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mother of child who died after Beale’s ‘unnecessary procedure’ didn’t trust him, court hears
The mother of the 10-year-old boy who died due to complications related to an operation paediatric surgeon Peter Beale performed told the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that she recorded a phone call with him because she no longer trusted him.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Former troublemaker ANC MP Andrew Feinstein to challenge UK opposition leader at home
Former South African MP Andrew Feinstein is due to stand for a seat in the UK Parliament in an apparent bid to make life difficult for the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer.
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